- Gears of War,
- Halo,
- Perfect Dark,
- CrossFire,
- Doom
- Redfall
All these franchises left dead and rotting by Microsoft terirble studio management....
Can forgive the Stalker devs cuz they are in the middle of a war
Microsoft's acquisition of Activison Blizzard
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All these franchises left dead and rotting by Microsoft terirble studio management....
Can forgive the Stalker devs cuz they are in the middle of a war
If they could they would, they can't and now they can't even buy their way into more market share. It's time to wake up to reality.
This is so awesome lol
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And the incredible thing is that none of those franchises was actually developed by Microsoft
Good point. Worse yet, Microsoft may potentially be stuck fighting for the worst performing segment of their business for years with no light at the end of the tunnel of it getting better, to protect the rest of the company from being stuck in this cloud definition monopoly.
Seems like they didn't want to wait that long. Also, they would need better management.
I don't understand why they just don't let go of it. Even for their cloud business it doesn't make sense, why are they worried about providing content when that was never their thing? They are clearly not suited to this type of business and they are not going to become the next PlayStation, the next Nintendo or the next Netflix.
I think it all comes down to them (just like Epic) seeing games as the opportunity to stealing Apple and Google lunch on mobile.
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The funny thing is, it was Microsoft that leaned on the Cloud angle, not the CMA. They used it to defend the acquisition, and it screwed them. And I disagree, Microsoft will make acquisitions, but they won't (as no company should) be able to buy massive companies just to bolster their offering.
They're falling back to this uncertain future argument to justify this merger. If it was that easy to displace/replace COD, it would have happened by now.
Also, an appeal that takes 3 years could keep them tied up while other easier acquisition opportunities come and go.
Actually, it is possible.The next ABK CEO? Shawn Layden.
Do we know anything about xbox cheerleaders like destin? I wonder if they’re ok …
Gamepass fucked them in this regard. They have 50 million xbox owners, but they can't sell games to them as they promised everything on Gamepass day one. Hence, it's impossible to win 3rd party exclusivity deal unless developer/ publisher is desperate.
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They can't ringfence their position in the UK. This is like me expecting that I'll be getting lucky with Emma Stone.
How will the EU approving help? If even one major regulator says no, the deal is at the very least tied up for years.
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There's an expression in Portugal that says "põe Nivea que isso passa". It basically means that you should apply some Nivea creme. You fill in the blanks.
Don't worry, I'll remind him he owes me a game. Maybe that'll calm him down.